Prepared for the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Commission, this report provides employment data compiled and analyzed using the EEO-1 reporting system. Major sections of the report are: (1) The Occupational Distribution of Minority Employment, (2) The Occupational Distribution of Minority Groups by Industry, and (3) The Occupational…

Results of study of United States academic librarians listed in "Who's Who in Library and Information Services" indicate that: men had greater chance of being deemed successful; one-third of academic entries had advanced degrees in addition to M.L.S.; successful academic librarians tended to work in Association of Research Libraries institutions.…

This report describes the United States' Hispanic population in 2000, profiling demographic and socioeconomic characteristics such as geographic distribution, age, educational attainment, earnings, and poverty status. These characteristics are compared with those of non-Hispanic whites, and because Hispanics are a heterogeneous group, variability…

The investigation of residential preference patterns and the implications of these for population distribution among different sizes of communities and between metropolitan and nonmetropolitan settings drew on a sample of the United States noninstitutional adult population, using quotas based on age, sex, and employment. By distinguishing between…

Describes a study that analyzed 16 library periodicals with respect to various characteristics of their authors, including sex, occupation, affiliation, and geographic location. Previous studies of the literature of librarianship are reviewed, subject coverage and research methodologies are examined, and article length is noted. (58 references)…

This booklet consists almost entirely of demographic data on Ohio presented in the form of charts and graphs. The information, for the most part, focuses on the period from 1980 to 1987 and is categorized into five sections: Population, Households, Families and Health; Employment; Income and Taxes; and Miscellaneous Ohio Information. Much of the…

Based on data concerning disabilities that were obtained from the 1981 and 1982 Current Population Surveys (CPS), it appears that the average working-aged disabled American is about 50 years old, has a high school education, is not in the labor force, and subsists on a low level of income. Also evident is the fact that disability is much more…

This compilation of recent statistical information on science and mathematics degrees in the United States also describes the larger environment of employment of individuals with science and mathematics degrees and provides some information on non-U.S. citizens receiving degrees in these areas. Data are derived from four survey programs of the…

The report summarizes a survey of 46 graduates of the Nova Southeastern University (Florida) doctoral program in optometry, the only such program in the state, concerning professional and program issues, including professional employment patterns and feedback on the doctoral program. Results indicate that school location was a primary reason for…

In 1983, about 2.6 million people 14 years of age and older did hired farmwork. Most of the woekers were White (73%), under 25 years old (50%), and male (78%). Hispanics made up 13% of the work force, and Blacks and other minority groups made up 14%. There were significant regional differences in racial/ethnic composition. Hispanic workers were…

This statistical handbook contains 378 tables and charts illustrating the changes in the United States' aging population based on data collected during the 1990 census and several other surveys. The tables and charts are organized by topic as follows: demographics (age and sex distribution, life expectancy, race and ethnicity, geographic…

The characteristics, education, employment patterns, salaries, job satisfaction, and other characteristics of registered nurses (RNs) across the United States were examined in a national survey. Of the initial sample of approximately 54,000 of the nation's more than 3,066,000 licensed RNs, 35,579 RNs (72%) submitted usable responses. From 1980 to…